Re: Media taking action in proposed sale

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:34:13 -0400 "Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>
writes:
> As has been said by others here before, it's that my tax $$ pay for 
> NPR that
> I resent. If a network privately held wishes to operate NPR, then 
> your
> advice is not only well placed, but would certainly be heeded.
> 
> Paul Hopfgarten
> East Derry NH 03041

Well, since public radio presents what I consider to be a balanced
perspective as opposed to a bunch of people calling a syndicated talk
show and saying ditto I think it's money well spent, especially since
public broadcasting is supposed to fill the gap that commerical
broadcasters leave behind.  As for tax dollars funding NPR that's true,
there is some tax money involved but the vast majority of it comes from
corporate underwriting and listener contributions, take the tax dollars
away and it would hurt but it would not kill NPR, it would of course make
NPR just another commerical network ending public radio.  There are many
things our government, local state and national, does with my tax dollars
that I don't like or approve of, the only way to change it is
legislatively.  Good luck
df